بين
Arabic
Etymology 1
Compare with Hebrew בֵּין (béin), Aramaic 𐡁𐡉𐡍 (bēn), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎐 (bn), Ge'ez በይነ (bäynä), Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩺𐩬 (byn), 𐩨𐩬 (bn). Synchronically like an adverbial accusative of بَيْن (bayn, “interstice”) from the root ب ي ن (b-y-n).
Pronunciation
Preposition
بَيْنَ • (bayna)
- between (“in the position or interval that separates two things”)
- بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ ― baynī wa-bayna-ka ― between me and you
Inflection
Inflected forms | |||||
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Base form | بَيْنَ (bayna) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | بَيْنِي (baynī) | بَيْنَنَا (baynanā) | |||
Second person | بَيْنَكَ (baynaka) | بَيْنَكِ (baynaki) | بَيْنَكُمَا (baynakumā) | بَيْنَكُمْ (baynakum) | بَيْنَكُنَّ (baynakunna) |
Third person | بَيْنَهُ (baynahu) | بَيْنَهَا (baynahā) | بَيْنَهُمَا (baynahumā) | بَيْنَهُمْ (baynahum) | بَيْنَهُنَّ (baynahunna) |
Derived terms
- مِنْ بَيْنِ (min bayni)
- بَيْنَمَا (baynamā)
- بَيْنَ بَيْنَ (bayna bayna)
- بَيْنَا (baynā)
- بَيْنَ يَدَيْ (bayna yaday)
Etymology 2
From the root ب ي ن (b-y-n).
Noun
بَيْن • (bayn) m
- verbal noun of بَانَ (bāna, “to be separated”) (form I) – separation, division
- interval
- difference
Declension
Declension of noun بَيْن (bayn)
Derived terms
- فِي الْبَيْنِ (fī l-bayni)
Verb
بَيَّنَ • (bayyana) II, non-past يُبَيِّنُ (yubayyinu)
- to make clear, to explain, to outline, to illustrate, to spell out
- (Abdulhaleem)
- قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا هِيَ إِنَّ الْبَقَرَ تَشَابَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ
- They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us [exactly] what it is: all cows are more or less alike to us. With God’s will, we shall be guided.’
- (Abdulhaleem)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
بَيَّنَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tabyīn | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
mubayyin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mubayyan | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | bayyantu |
bayyanta |
بَيَّنَ bayyana |
bayyantumā |
bayyanā |
bayyannā |
bayyantum |
bayyanū | |||
f | bayyanti |
bayyanat |
bayyanatā |
bayyantunna |
بَيَّنَّ bayyanna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔubayyinu |
tubayyinu |
yubayyinu |
tubayyināni |
yubayyināni |
nubayyinu |
tubayyinūna |
yubayyinūna | |||
f | tubayyinīna |
tubayyinu |
tubayyināni |
tubayyinna |
yubayyinna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔubayyina |
tubayyina |
yubayyina |
tubayyinā |
yubayyinā |
nubayyina |
tubayyinū |
yubayyinū | |||
f | tubayyinī |
tubayyina |
tubayyinā |
tubayyinna |
yubayyinna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔubayyin |
tubayyin |
yubayyin |
tubayyinā |
yubayyinā |
nubayyin |
tubayyinū |
yubayyinū | |||
f | tubayyinī |
tubayyin |
tubayyinā |
tubayyinna |
yubayyinna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | بَيِّنْ bayyin |
bayyinā |
bayyinū |
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f | bayyinī |
بَيِّنَّ bayyinna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | buyyintu |
buyyinta |
بُيِّنَ buyyina |
buyyintumā |
buyyinā |
buyyinnā |
buyyintum |
buyyinū | |||
f | buyyinti |
buyyinat |
buyyinatā |
buyyintunna |
بُيِّنَّ buyyinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔubayyanu |
tubayyanu |
yubayyanu |
tubayyanāni |
yubayyanāni |
nubayyanu |
tubayyanūna |
yubayyanūna | |||
f | tubayyanīna |
tubayyanu |
tubayyanāni |
tubayyanna |
yubayyanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔubayyana |
tubayyana |
yubayyana |
tubayyanā |
yubayyanā |
nubayyana |
tubayyanū |
yubayyanū | |||
f | tubayyanī |
tubayyana |
tubayyanā |
tubayyanna |
yubayyanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔubayyan |
tubayyan |
yubayyan |
tubayyanā |
yubayyanā |
nubayyan |
tubayyanū |
yubayyanū | |||
f | tubayyanī |
tubayyan |
tubayyanā |
tubayyanna |
yubayyanna |
Adjective
بَيِّن • (bayyin) (feminine بَيِّنَة (bayyina), masculine plural بَيِّنُونَ (bayyinūna) or أَبْيِنَاء (ʔabyināʔ) or أَبْيَان (ʔabyān) or بُيَنَاء (buyanāʔ), feminine plural بَيِّنَات (bayyināt))
Declension
Declension of adjective بَيِّن (bayyin)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | بَيِّن bayyin |
الْبَيِّن al-bayyin |
بَيِّنَة bayyina |
الْبَيِّنَة al-bayyina |
Nominative | بَيِّنٌ bayyinun |
الْبَيِّنُ al-bayyinu |
بَيِّنَةٌ bayyinatun |
الْبَيِّنَةُ al-bayyinatu |
Accusative | بَيِّنًا bayyinan |
الْبَيِّنَ al-bayyina |
بَيِّنَةً bayyinatan |
الْبَيِّنَةَ al-bayyinata |
Genitive | بَيِّنٍ bayyinin |
الْبَيِّنِ al-bayyini |
بَيِّنَةٍ bayyinatin |
الْبَيِّنَةِ al-bayyinati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | بَيِّنَيْن bayyinayn |
الْبَيِّنَيْن al-bayyinayn |
بَيِّنَتَيْن bayyinatayn |
الْبَيِّنَتَيْن al-bayyinatayn |
Nominative | بَيِّنَانِ bayyināni |
الْبَيِّنَانِ al-bayyināni |
بَيِّنَتَانِ bayyinatāni |
الْبَيِّنَتَانِ al-bayyinatāni |
Accusative | بَيِّنَيْنِ bayyinayni |
الْبَيِّنَيْنِ al-bayyinayni |
بَيِّنَتَيْنِ bayyinatayni |
الْبَيِّنَتَيْنِ al-bayyinatayni |
Genitive | بَيِّنَيْنِ bayyinayni |
الْبَيِّنَيْنِ al-bayyinayni |
بَيِّنَتَيْنِ bayyinatayni |
الْبَيِّنَتَيْنِ al-bayyinatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | بَيِّنِين; أَبْيِنَاء; أَبْيَان; بُيَنَاء bayyinīn; ʔabyināʔ; ʔabyān; buyanāʔ |
الْبَيِّنِين; الْأَبْيِنَاء; الْأَبْيَان; الْبُيَنَاء al-bayyinīn; al-ʔabyināʔ; al-ʔabyān; al-buyanāʔ |
بَيِّنَات bayyināt |
الْبَيِّنَات al-bayyināt |
Nominative | بَيِّنُونَ; أَبْيِنَاءُ; أَبْيَانٌ; بُيَنَاءُ bayyinūna; ʔabyināʔu; ʔabyānun; buyanāʔu |
الْبَيِّنُونَ; الْأَبْيِنَاءُ; الْأَبْيَانُ; الْبُيَنَاءُ al-bayyinūna; al-ʔabyināʔu; al-ʔabyānu; al-buyanāʔu |
بَيِّنَاتٌ bayyinātun |
الْبَيِّنَاتُ al-bayyinātu |
Accusative | بَيِّنِينَ; أَبْيِنَاءَ; أَبْيَانًا; بُيَنَاءَ bayyinīna; ʔabyināʔa; ʔabyānan; buyanāʔa |
الْبَيِّنِينَ; الْأَبْيِنَاءَ; الْأَبْيَانَ; الْبُيَنَاءَ al-bayyinīna; al-ʔabyināʔa; al-ʔabyāna; al-buyanāʔa |
بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin |
الْبَيِّنَاتِ al-bayyināti |
Genitive | بَيِّنِينَ; أَبْيِنَاءَ; أَبْيَانٍ; بُيَنَاءَ bayyinīna; ʔabyināʔa; ʔabyānin; buyanāʔa |
الْبَيِّنِينَ; الْأَبْيِنَاءِ; الْأَبْيَانِ; الْبُيَنَاءِ al-bayyinīna; al-ʔabyināʔi; al-ʔabyāni; al-buyanāʔi |
بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin |
الْبَيِّنَاتِ al-bayyināti |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “بان (بين)”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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